13th December: Nea Practice Episode IV

Use Audacity to realise the following radio play script...

The dialogue has been recorded for you. You can download it here;

Radio Play Dialogue

 Here is a broad outline of the workflow you should employ;

1. Use Audioblocks to source all the sound assets (sound effects) that you require.
2. Source an appropriate underscore that supports the narrative (parallel soundtrack).
3. Import all of your assets into Audacity
4. Use the 'time shift' tool to arrange all of your assets to construct the narrative.
5. Use the 'envelope' & 'mixer' tools to manipulate dynamics and relative volumes.
6. Once arranged & mixed, export your product as a WAV file and upload to my Dropbox in the usual way.

12th December: Newspaper Summary

SMART START

How about a quick game of Newspaper Technical Codes Blockbusters to begin with?

Blockbusters

BIG PICTURE

We will then answer the following questions:

1. In the context of the newspaper industry, what & who is the 'gatekeeper'?
2. What is newspaper circulation?
3. How does 'readership' differ from circulation?
4. What is the difference between 'soft' and 'hard' news?
5. How is anchorage achieved in newspapers?
6. Newspapers often use hyperbole in their headlines. What is hyperbole?

EXPLAIN

You can respond to these questions directly into your online journal as we discuss them.

PRACTISE

And now the main event... a unseen source test! Use what you have learnt about newspapers, including critical perspectives, technical codes and ideologies, to answer the questions about these newspaper front pages.

A Level Newspaper Assessment (Part 4 - Unseen Resource)

5th December

In today's lesson, we will be answering the following questions;

1. What are the ideological discourses we should consider when analysing representation in newspapers?
2. How is a newspaper report constructed?
3. How do we analyse front cover semiotics?

We will use the following resources...

EDUQAS Ideological Discourses

Construction of a News Report (EDUQAS)

Newspaper Semiotic Analysis (EDUQAS)

We will also be reviewing the work you have been completing in my absence, making sure you are familiar with forms of bias, etc.